Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-10-20

i the poor; the better to control the
lborers throughout the land, the bond
folders and bankers have caused the re-
ireinent Of millions of greenbacks, have
,iablished the National banking system,
a..,i in every conceivable way made mon
scarce and hard to get. The National
:, lkers'' do not want the public debt
paid; for with the payment of the debt
National Banks must cease. 1t is all
very nice for the rich to deposit 800, 900
in government bonds, and then issue
500, 900 in bank notes; for they not only
draw interest on their bonds deposited,
but lend to the laborer the ninety thou
sand dollars of their own issue at two per
cent month. But they will tell you
that the deposit is made to secure the is
sue of their bank, and is absolutely safe
because it is secured by the government
bonds. Then why are not notes issued
directly by the government, being a
promise to pay, just as safe and reliable?
A promise to pay" is all you get with
any bank note.
The Republican party has for many
years been binding with chains the labor
ing man, taking his days and years of
labor, giving his lands to corporations,
creating laws that are obnoxious to every
fair minded citizen. If we expected re-
lief when the Democratic party came in
to power our hopes and expectations
have been blasted. Things have gone on
much the same. The wealthy are still
debating to the laboring men, and smll-
ingly and grudgingly drop a few dimes
each campaign, into the campaign fund,
that they may still remain in power.
And many who know that these things
are degrading the nation and corrupting
the people, will still stand by the old
party Like the oft told story of the boy
going to mill, and instead of placing a
stone in one end of the sack to balance
the grist>in the other end nicely divided
the grist and having it balanced on the
horse ready for the start, called his father
to witness his success. The father view
ing the result of the boys thought made
answer: my son your grandfather and
your father always went to mill with
that stone in one end of the sack to bal
ance the grist, and don't want any new
tangled notions from you, put that stone
in one end of the sack and the grist in
the other So with them; ''the old
party is good enough for me, and while |
know things are going wrong. won't
leave the party" The world is advanc-
ing; both old parties are standing still.
We need government for the people
and by the people 1t is high time to
call halt, to elect officers who are not
Buying heir way into office, for if they
bay he otIice they do it to make money
out of H. For scheming and trickery
look al our own county nominating con-
vontiou- Republican and Democratic.
There is nothing honest in such work,
and It tIustrates the will of the people.
The Labor party calls for reform. Let
AL officers be elected by far, unbiased,
unbought vote.
Let the President as well as all other
officers of the people be elected by a di-
rect vote of the people they serve. Let
the government issue their promise to
pay direct to the people, lending a rea-
sonable amount on sufficient security Mt
living rates. without the Intervention of
the middle man, who truly stands in the
middle and reaches all ways. At the
present rate we will in a few years be-
come nation of slaves; slaves to the
money kings.
We do not call for an equal division of
property, for if such were made to-day,
in twenty years the wealth would again
be conferred But we do want the wealthy
to pay their share of taxes and not by
every plan imaginable avoid their duty
We see no reason why government bonds
should not be taxed as other securities
are Let the government issue their own
money, then what is lost or destroyed
goes to enrich the t. S. Treasury, while
to-day the looser looses and none gain
thereby. Think of the position of all
parties, and cast your vote for the mo-,
no matter what ticket he is on, and not
for party.